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Fredrick D. White

Fredrick D. White

Nov 26, 2017

Fredrick D. White, 74, of German, NY, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at his home while surrounded by his family.

Born in German, NY, on July 10, 1943, Fred was the son of Charles and Ruby Eggleston White.  A lifetime resident of the area, he was a member of the German Baptist Church.  For several years, he served...

Robert H. Card

Robert H. Card

Nov 24, 2017

Robert H. Card, 77, of McGraw, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 24, 2017, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland, NY, after becoming ill at home.

Bob was born in Cortland, NY, on August 22, 1940, a son of the late Chester and Ruth Moore Card.  A lifetime resident of the area, he was a member and trustee...

Cathy E. Sergent

Cathy E. Sergent

Nov 24, 2017

Cathy A. Sergent, 74, of Willet, NY, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017, at Crown Center for Nursing, Cortland, NY.

Cathy was born in Johnson City, NY, on December 8, 1942, the daughter of the late Franklin and Jeane Sherwood Bowers.  A 1960 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School, she was a member of the Willet United Methodist Church where...

Wesley Layton Lewis

Wesley Layton Lewis

Nov 24, 2017

Wesley “Uncle Chubs” Layton Lewis, 78, of Marathon, NY, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017, at Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Cortland, NY.

Born in Sanford, NY, on July 19, 1939, Wes was the son of the late Carlton and Florence Slater Lewis.  Wes proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corp from 1956 to 1958.

He is survived...

Dorothy M. Walls

Dorothy M. Walls

Nov 20, 2017

Dorothy M. (Shufelt) Walls, 92, of Willet, NY, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY.

Mrs. Walls was born in Taylor, NY, on November 16, 1925, the daughter of the late Norman and Vera Hilsinger Shufelt.  A lifetime resident of the area, she was a 1943 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School and a life...

David H. Morgan

David H. Morgan

Nov 17, 2017

David H. Morgan, 68, of Blodgett Mills, NY, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017, at his home, after a lengthy illness.

Born in Cortland, NY, on September 26, 1949, David was the son of the late Howard Morgan and the late Bessie Parker Magee.  He retired from Redding Hunter in 2015 where he had been employed as a machine operator.  He...

James R. Rice

James R. Rice

Nov 14, 2017

James R. Rice, 71, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

Born in DeRuyter, NY, on November 7, 1946, Jim was the son of the late Thomas and Madlien Bush Rice.  A longtime resident of this area, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army having proudly served during the Vietnam Conflict from...

Beth S. Reynolds

Beth S. Reynolds

Oct 16, 2017

Beth S. Reynolds, 97, of McGraw, NY, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017, at Hospicare in Ithaca, NY.

Born in Red Creek, NY, on July 26, 1920, Mrs. Reynolds was the daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Frost Stevens.  A longtime resident of McGraw, she attended the McGrawville Baptist Church.  She was also a member of the First...

Maureen Ellen Bedell

Maureen Ellen Bedell

Oct 6, 2017

Maureen Ellen Bedell, 77, of McDonough, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 6, 2017, at her home.

Born in Woodside, NY, on September 6, 1940, Maureen was the daughter of the late Francis “Frank” and Florence Jennings Masterson.  She was a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church, Greene, NY, and had worked at the Great American Supermarket in Greene for...

Charles J. Yager

Charles J. Yager

Sep 30, 2017

Charles “Yogi” J. Yager, 74, of Pitcher, NY, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2017, in Groton, NY.

Born in Pitcher, NY, on July 17, 1943, Charlie was the son of the late Charles Ralph and Florence Livermore Yager.  A lifelong resident of this area, he was a 1964 graduate of Cincinnatus Central School and a member of the Pitcher...

Mary L. White

Mary L. White

Sep 24, 2017

Mary L. White, 89, recently of Cortland and formerly of German, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center.

Mary was born in Norwich on August 24, 1928, a daughter of the late Carl and Wieronika Lacinski.  Mary lost her parents at an early age and was lovingly taken in by the late John and...

Lucinda "Lucy" D. Ford

Lucinda "Lucy" D. Ford

Sep 16, 2017

Lucinda “Lucy” D. Ford, 64, of Cincinnatus, NY, went home to be with her Lord, on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Cortland, NY.

Lucy was born in Cortland, NY, on April 13, 1953, a daughter of the late Nelson Ford, Jr. and Betty VanAtta.  She was a member of the Taylor Wesleyan Church where...

Matthew S. Francisco

Matthew S. Francisco

Sep 16, 2017

Matthew S. Francisco, 39, of DeRuyter, NY, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse, NY.

Born in Norwich, NY, on August 14, 1978, Matt was the son of Rexford Francisco, Jr. and Dorothy Barrett Smith.  He was a graduate of Cincinnatus Central School and had previously been employed at Borg Warner, Ithaca, for several years. ...

Thomas "Duke" L. Rice, Sr.

Thomas "Duke" L. Rice, Sr.

Sep 15, 2017

Thomas “Duke” L. Rice, Sr., 61, of Georgetown, NY, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2017, at his home.

Duke was born in Cortland, NY, on June 3, 1956, a son of the late Thomas and Madlien Bush Rice.  A longtime resident of the area, he worked on several area farms.

He is survived by his wife of 21 years,...

Carter James Rood

Carter James Rood

Sep 11, 2017

Carter James Rood, 14, of Pitcher, NY, passed away due to congestive heart failure on Monday, September 11, 2017, at his home.

Born in Hamilton, NY, on September 19, 2002, Carter was the son of Ashvil and Geneia Ogden Rood.  He enjoyed sports and was currently a sophomore at Otselic Valley Central School where he was a member of the...

Jessie L. Moniz

Jessie L. Moniz

Sep 8, 2017

Jessie L. (Underwood) Moniz, 87, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017, at Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Cortland, NY.

Mrs. Moniz was born in Willet, NY, on February 20, 1930, a daughter of the late Lester M. and Laura McDonald Underwood.  A longtime resident of this area, she was a member of the Seventh Day...

Hope T. Danielo

Hope T. Danielo

Sep 5, 2017

Hope T. Danielo, 92, of Cortland, NY, and formerly of Flushing, NY, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Cortland, NY.

Born in New York, NY, on May 31, 1935, Mrs. Danielo was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary D'Amodeo.

She is survived by her son, Carmine (Gigi) Danielo, of...

Emily Christine Davis

Emily Christine Davis

Aug 16, 2017

Emily Christine Davis, 33, passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father on August 16, 2017 in Scranton, PA at the Geisinger Community Medical Center as a result of complications of childbirth.

Born September 17, 1983, Emily graduated from Marathon Central School and Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES in 2001 and worked as a hair stylist at several area salons. Emily...

Donald J. Hubbard

Donald J. Hubbard

Aug 2, 2017

Donald J. Hubbard, 62, of German, NY, passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, at his home.

Born in Cortland, NY, on October 1, 1954, Don was the son of the late Gid and Margaret Haley Hubbard.  He had worked at Raymond Corporation, Greene, NY, and Grumman Boat, Marathon, NY, and most recently was employed as a sheetrock installer for...

Madlien "Midge" N. Rice

Madlien "Midge" N. Rice

Aug 2, 2017

Madlien "Midge" N. Rice, 93, of Cuyler, NY, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2017, at the Cortland Regional Nursing Facility, Cortland, NY.

Born in Cuyler, NY, on February 27, 1924, Mrs. Rice was the daughter of the late Orville and Lulu Brushell Bush.  A lifelong resident of the area, she married Thomas LeRoy Rice, Sr. on March 31, 1941. ...